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To see if the Town will vote to raise by taxation and appropriate, appropriate and transfer from unexpended funds remaining in Warrant Articles of previous years, or appropriate by transfer from available funds or borrow a sum of money, for the purchase of items of a capital nature, and further to authorize the Town Administrator to sell or trade-in items rendered surplus by such purchases; or what it will do in relation thereto.
Description...
This article, required by the Town Charter, annually funds the purchase and replacement of capital equipment for various Town Departments. The following table lists each proposed purchase, the proposed sources and means of funding and the vote required for passage. All equipment displaced as surplus will be sold or traded in compliance with Town Bylaws. A 2/3 vote is required for transfers from the Stabilization Fund and for borrowing.
Department |
Cost |
Method |
Fire Department |
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a. Pumper Truck |
$ 370,000 |
Bond |
Police Department |
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b. 3 Cruisers |
$ 75,000 |
Bond |
c. Ballistic vests |
$ 20,000 |
Free Cash |
Department of Public Works |
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d. Front End Loader |
$ 150,000 |
Bond |
e. 35,000 GVW Dump Truck |
$ 130,000 |
Bond |
School Department |
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f. Technology Lease |
$ 32,000 |
Free Cash |
g. Maintenance Garage Repairs |
$ 58,000 |
Transfer * |
h. System Wide Unit Ventilators |
$ 10,740 |
Transfer * |
i. High School Fire Alarm Panel |
$ 10,000 |
Transfer * |
Total |
$ 855,740 |
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* Transfer $78,740 balance of unused borrowing for modular classrooms (10 year life).
Bond |
$725,000 |
Free Cash |
$ 52,000 |
Transfer |
$ 78,740 |
Total |
$855,740 |
Recommendations ...
Selectmen: Recommendation to be made at Town Meeting.
Finance Committee: Recommend items a., c, d., e., f. through i. as printed.
Amend items b. and c. as follows: b. 2 cruisers - $50,000
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